Python books (was Which regex syntax mode?)

[Alex Martelli]

"Erik Max Francis" <max at alcyone.com> wrote in message
news:39C6552F.6C323D52 at alcyone.com...
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> I've heard that the other O'Reilly Python book is much better (it is
> aimed at inexperienced programmers), and would like to recommend it to
> friends; anyone have good things to say about it?  I'm specifically
> thinking of recommending it to a friend who understands programming but
> has been out of programming for a long, long time.

Yes, O'Reilly's "Learning Python" is good.  I prefer the "Quick Python
Book", but maybe "Learning"'s slower pace (and less-wide purview) is
better for somebody truly out of practice.


Alex